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  • DoctorBlade

    June 4, 2010 11:36 a.m. DoctorBlade Reader

    http://i.imgur.com/M4ey5.jpg

    (and if you saw this already, why didn't you post it? Hm?)

  • jlm_photo

    June 4, 2010 11:54 a.m. jlm_photo New Reader

    Freakin' hilarious! My wife's grandparents live in Nashville, so I could see that happening.

  • EricM

    June 4, 2010 11:57 a.m. EricM Dork

    LOL Awesome!

    there are some people with A beer in one hand a gun in the other!

    that is why I love america (for now)

  • June 4, 2010 12:05 p.m. TucoRamirez New Reader

    Shortest dude is holding the biggest revolver.

  • EvanB

    June 4, 2010 12:15 p.m. EvanB Dork

    hotlinked for ease of viewing

  • Giant Purple Snorklewacker

    June 4, 2010 1:23 p.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

    The smartest guy in that pic is the one holding the camera.

  • mad_machine

    June 4, 2010 1:27 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork

    not so sure.. the guy with the camera looks downrange

  • ultraclyde

    June 4, 2010 1:29 p.m. ultraclyde Reader

    yep, he's on the wrong end of those toys...of course, so are most of the people IN the shot.

  • Giant Purple Snorklewacker

    June 4, 2010 1:31 p.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

    mad_machine wrote:

    not so sure.. the guy with the camera looks downrange

    But he doesn't look like a f'n idiot ;)

  • Otto_Maddox

    June 4, 2010 1:33 p.m. Otto_Maddox Reader

    The chance of one of them shooting a looter is pretty much zero. The chance of one of them shooting another is much higher.

  • poopshovel

    June 4, 2010 1:34 p.m. poopshovel SuperDork

    I count at least three guns that appear to be pointed AT someone. Remember kids, don't point a berkeleying gun at anything you don't intend to kill. I've had to tell my neighbor: "I love you man, but if you point that berkeleying thing at me one more time, I'm going to take it out of your hand and ram it up your ass sideways."

  • Cotton

    June 4, 2010 1:35 p.m. Cotton HalfDork

    Otto_Maddox wrote:

    The chance of one of them shooting a looter is pretty much zero. The chance of one of them shooting another is much higher.

    I live on the outside of Nashville and I'm a pretty good shot, so don't bet on it.

  • Cone_Junky

    June 4, 2010 1:36 p.m. Cone_Junky Reader

    Alcohol and guns, what a great mix

    Gotta love the USA

  • Wally

    June 4, 2010 1:45 p.m. Wally SuperDork

    There was a flood in Nashville?

  • Joe Gearin

    June 4, 2010 1:47 p.m. Joe Gearin Associate Publisher

    poopshovel wrote:

    I count at least three guns that appear to be pointed AT someone. Remember kids, don't point a berkeleying gun at anything you don't intend to kill. I've had to tell my neighbor: "I love you man, but if you point that berkeleying thing at me one more time, I'm going to take it out of your hand and ram it up your ass sideways."

    I'm right there with you, I can't stand it even when a toy gun is pointed at me.

    storytime:

    In a previous life I worked as an ice cream man for a couple of summers. One day this obnoxious kid was "shooting" me with his toy gun, and after a bit I said "ok kid I get it, now get that thing out of my face". He kept on being a little brat and pointing that thing at me and pretending to shoot, so I refused to sell him ice cream. In his best spoiled brat voice he said "I don't care, I didn't want any ice cream anyway" Then I told him that I didn't mean just today, but he wouldn't be getting any ice cream for the ENTIRE SUMMER. He would still try, but I never forgot, and wouldn't sell the little brat anything. Finally after a couple of weeks his Mom approached the truck berating me for refusing to serve him. I told Mom that her kid was a brat, and he should be more respectful to his elders. I also told her that if he behaved I'd agree to sell him some overpriced ice cream. For the rest of the summer he would come up to the truck with his tail between his legs.

    lesson: Don't berkeley with the ice cream man!

  • mad_machine

    June 4, 2010 1:48 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork

    Cone_Junky wrote:

    Alcohol and guns, what a great mix

    Gotta love the USA

    I thought alcohol was ncessecary for most things?

  • pilotbraden

    June 4, 2010 1:48 p.m. pilotbraden New Reader

    Liquor steadies the hand, at least in the old west gunfighter movies

  • Strizzo

    June 4, 2010 1:50 p.m. Strizzo SuperDork

    i seem to remember that pic originally being posted during the hurricane katrina aftermath

  • integraguy

    June 4, 2010 1:52 p.m. integraguy HalfDork

    I live in Western Tn. and it flooded here as well. I believe one reason you didn't see / hear anything about looting was because folks got together right away and helped each other out when it came to looking after each other's property. That's not to say there wasn't any looting, it's just that it was small scale and was stopped quickly.

  • DoctorBlade

    June 4, 2010 1:54 p.m. DoctorBlade Reader

    I make no claims that's a recent picture. I just found it funny.

  • Otto_Maddox

    June 4, 2010 2:06 p.m. Otto_Maddox Reader

    http://www.slapyo.com/2005/09/29/why-there-was-no-looting-in-texas/

  • YaNi

    June 4, 2010 2:13 p.m. YaNi Reader

    Hmm shotguns and pistols; I would have thought Tennessee was better equipped. Pretty much everyone I know has atleast one carbine or battle rifle. Two is one and one is none. They get lonely...

    Remember the poor EBR's

  • DukeOfUndersteer

    June 4, 2010 2:15 p.m. DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork

    is the guy leaning his arm on the telephone pole aiming his gun at the camera man??

  • June 4, 2010 2:33 p.m. z31maniac Dork

    Cone_Junky wrote:

    Alcohol and guns, what a great mix

    Gotta love the USA

    Then move to Sweden.

    Hippy.

  • Bumboclot

    June 4, 2010 2:36 p.m. Bumboclot New Reader

    pilotbraden wrote:

    Liquor steadies the hand, at least in the old west gunfighter movies

    That only works if you have DT's in the first place.

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